1---2name: synectics-23description: Synectics Campaign — systematic use of analogy and metaphor for breakthrough associations via Gordon's 4 analogy types and excursion method.4---56# Synectics78Systematic use of analogy and metaphor for breakthrough associations via Gordon's 4 analogy types and excursion method.910## Strategy Routing1112| Strategy | Signal Keywords |13|----------|----------------|14| direct-analogy | analogy, parallel, similar system, nature, biomimicry, structural similarity |15| personal-analogy | empathy, become, identify with, first-person, feel like, embody |16| symbolic-analogy | oxymoron, compressed conflict, poetic image, paradox, essence |17| fantasy-analogy | wish, ideal, magic, ignore constraints, if only, perfect world |18| excursion-method | excursion, departure, unrelated domain, force-fit, full process |1920## Manifest2122### Strategies2324| Strategy | Description |25|----------|-------------|26| direct-analogy | Find structurally similar systems in nature/technology/society |27| personal-analogy | Empathic identification — become the system/component |28| symbolic-analogy | Compress core contradiction into poetic imagery/oxymoron |29| fantasy-analogy | Wish-fulfillment thinking — ignore physical laws for ideal solution |30| excursion-method | Full 8-stage Gordon-Prince excursion process |3132### Tactics3334| Tactic | Description |35|--------|-------------|36| analogy-extraction | Extract structural analogies from cross-domain sources (shared) |37| excursion-orchestration | Orchestrate departure → force-fit → springboard sequence |38| compressed-conflict | Generate oxymorons from contradictions and extract idea directions |3940### SOPs4142| SOP | Description |43|-----|-------------|44| direct-analogy-generation | Find direct analogies from nature/tech/society |45| personal-identification | First-person empathic identification with system |46| symbolic-compression | Compress contradiction into 2-3 word oxymoron |47| fantasy-wish | Unconstrained wish-fulfillment ideation |48| excursion-departure | Leave problem, explore unrelated domain |49| force-fit | Force-fit excursion discoveries back to problem |50| analogy-chain | Chain analogies to deeper levels (3-5 layers) |51| springboard-launch | Convert analogy insights into concrete solutions |52| synectics-synthesis | Synthesize all synectics outputs |5354## Budget Table5556| Strategy | web-search | web-research | paper-overview | paper-search | paper-research |57|----------|-----------|-------------|---------------|-------------|---------------|58| direct-analogy | 25 | 8 | 25 | 15 | 5 |59| personal-analogy | 15 | 5 | 15 | 10 | 3 |60| symbolic-analogy | 15 | 5 | 15 | 10 | 3 |61| fantasy-analogy | 15 | 5 | 15 | 10 | 3 |62| excursion-method | 30 | 10 | 25 | 15 | 8 |6364## MCP Tools6566| Tool | Server | Purpose |67|------|--------|---------|68| brave_web_search | brave-search | General web search for analogies and examples |69| brave_llm_context | brave-search | Deep content extraction from web pages |70| apify/rag-web-browser | apify | Full page scraping for detailed content |71| get_paper_content | alphaxiv | Read academic paper content |72| discover_papers | alphaxiv | Find relevant research papers |73| relevanceSearch | semantic-scholar | Search academic literature |74| paper | semantic-scholar | Get paper details |75| citations | semantic-scholar | Trace citation networks |7677## Context Management7879- Each strategy tracks its own budget via State Ledger80- Strategies MUST NOT exceed allocated budget81- Campaign monitors cumulative spend across all strategies82- If a strategy exhausts budget before meeting yield, escalate to campaign level for reallocation83- Prefer paper-overview over paper-research for initial exploration (lower cost)8485## Available Tactics8687| Tactic | Role |88|--------|------|89| analogy-extraction | Extract structural analogies from cross-domain sources (shared) |90| excursion-orchestration | Orchestrate departure → force-fit → springboard |91| compressed-conflict | Generate oxymorons and extract idea directions |9293## Available SOPs9495| SOP | Role |96|-----|------|97| direct-analogy-generation | Find direct analogies |98| personal-identification | Empathic identification |99| symbolic-compression | Oxymoron compression |100| fantasy-wish | Wish-fulfillment ideation |101| excursion-departure | Domain departure |102| force-fit | Force-fit back to problem |103| analogy-chain | Deepen analogies in layers |104| springboard-launch | Convert insights to solutions |105| synectics-synthesis | Final synthesis |
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